Waste-pipe valve.



A. STOREY. WASTE PIPE VALVE. APPLIoATIoN FILED JULY 14, 190s.

Patented June 15,199.

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ARTHUR STOREY, OF WARREN, MASSACHUSETTS.

WASTE-PIPE VALVE i Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Application led July 14, 1908. Serial No. 443,454.

ro all whom "it may conce/ra:

Be it known that l, ARTHUR SToiniY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Warren, in the county of Vtf'orcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wlaste- PipeValves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a waste pipe valve designed for the purpose ofdischarging waste water from a wash bowl, bath tub or similar device,and one of the principal objects of the same is to dispense with theusual plug and chain connected to wash bowls and bath tubs and toprovide means :tor closing the discharge opening in the basin or bathtub by a valve operated by means of a push rod having a button or headat its upper end.

Another object of the invention is to provide a valve for opening andclosing the waste pipe and to provide simple means for operating thevalve.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a stationary wash bowl, andshowing my valve connected thereto. F ig. 2 is a side elevation andpartial section of my valve shown closed in dotted lines. F ig. 3 is avertical sectional view of the valve shown closed in full lines and openin dotted lines. Fig. is a detail perspective view showing aconnectingdevice which is utilized for connecting the push rod to the operatingrod of the valve.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the ordinary washbowl having an overflow duct 2 communicating with the interior of thebowl near its upper end through perforations 3. Connected to the centraldischarge opening tor the waste water is a valve seat L1, said valveseat having annular openings 5 which connect with the duct 2. The valveseat e is connected to the bowl 1 by means of a threaded nut 6 whichengages a threaded portion 7 of the valve seat. Connected to the lowerend of the threaded portion 7 is a ball casing 8, said casing beingconnected to the threaded portion 7 by means of a threaded ring 9, andconnected to the lower end of the casing S is the discharge waste pipe10, said pipe being connected to the casing 3 by means of a threadedring 11 having a ange 12 which engages the liange 13 on the waste pipe.

The casing 8 is provided with an internally threaded boss 1A in which islitted a gland 15 which is exteriorly' threaded to lit the interiorthreads on the boss 14:, and a suitable gasket 16 is disposed betweenthe inner end of the gland 15 and the wall of the casing, as shown inFig. 3. Fitted within the gland 15 is a tube 17 having a contractedouter' end 18. Extending through the tube 17 is a valve-operating rod19, said rod being pivoted at its inner end in a seat or socket 20 inthe inner wall of the casing` S. Connected to the operating rod 19 is aclamp 21 provided with spring jaws 22 which are connected together bymeans of the screw 23, said screw extending through the jaws 22 toattach the clamp to the operating rod 19. A cross rod 211 on the clampis disposed between the two fingers 25 formed upon the lower end of thevalve stem 26. The valve stem 26 is provided with a slot 27 at its lowerend through which the operating rod 19 extends, and upon the upper endof the valve stem 26 a suitable valve head 28 is removably connected. Awasher' y is rigidly liXed to lthe rod 19, and a spring 29 is secured atone end to said washer, while the other end of said spring is secured tothe casing. The tension of this spring is exerted to seat the valve 28.

Connected to the outer end of the operating rod 19 is a clamp providedwith resilient jaws 30 through which a screw 31 passes. The operatingrod 19 extends through an opening 32, and when the screw 31 is tightenedthe clamp is held firmly in position upon the rod 19. A pair of spacedlugs 33 formed upon the clamp is provided with register openings 34, bymeans of which the lower end of the push rod 35 is connected to theclamp upon one side of the operating rod 19. The push rod 35 extendsthrough the top of the wash stand and is provided upon its upper endwith a detachable push button 36.

The operation of my invention may be briefly described as followsNormally the valve 28 is seated by the spring 29. When it is desired tooperate the valve to let out the waste water the rod 35 is operated bypulling upward upon the button 36 which partially rotates the operatingrod 19 against the tension of the spring 29 and raises the valve stem 26and unseats the valve 28, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,

the waste water then passing through the openings at the sides of thecross bar a and out through the waste pipe l0. Should it be desired tooperate the Valve by a push instead of by pulling` upward upon thebutton 36, the clainp which Connects the rod 35 with the operating rod19 inay be turned to the opposite side of the said operating rod 19,under which condition the button 36 could be pushed downward to operatethe valve.

My invention is of simple Construction, can be readily applied t0 anybath tub or wash bowl without material alteration in any of the parts7can be constructed at low cost and can be quickly attached.

I claim:-

A waste pipe valve Comprising' a easing7 a valve seat, a valve, a stemconnected to said valve, an operating` rod journaled in the casing, aelainp Connected to said operating` rod, a cross rod connected to saidclamp, lingers formed on the valve stein to connectingl said push rod ateither side of said operating rod, in order that the device may heoperated by pushing or pulling upon said rod.

In testimony whereof I aihx niy signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR STOREY. fitnesses XVM. E. HoDGsoN, D. E. Gmvns.

